Chapter 22: First Encounter with Dugu Bo
After resting for a night at a hotel in Tiandou Imperial City,
Bibi Dong planned to take Su Mo to visit Dugu Bo the next day.
That's right! It's that straightforward!
There's really nothing to be shy about.
This time, Bibi Dong's visit to Dugu Bo relied entirely on her identity as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall.
As the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's intention to help the Hall recruit a soul master with outstanding potential was completely normal, wasn't it?
Anyway, according to Bibi Dong's plan, she intended to take Yue Guan and Gui Mei with her to meet Dugu Bo directly, and request an audience with him as the Holy Maiden.
Because Bibi Dong had already inquired about the current situation of the Dugu family.
Now, only Dugu Bo and his son Dugu Xin remained in the Dugu family.
And due to the green phosphorous poison that had been passed down through generations in the Dugu family—
Among them, Dugu Bo was talented and had reached the seventy-ninth level Soul Saint realm, so he could still suppress the green phosphorous poison in his body.
However, his son Dugu Xin, due to his mediocre talent, was unable to suppress the green phosphorous poison. Now, as he aged, the poison gradually accumulated in his body and already showed clear symptoms of poisoning.
If left untreated, in a few years, everything would unfold just as Bibi Dong remembered. Dugu Xin would suffer from a terminal illness and faint frequently.
To continue the Dugu family lineage, Dugu Bo had to find a wife for his son.
But unfortunately, after marrying, Dugu Xin and his wife tried for years and eventually had a daughter, Dugu Yan. Shortly after, she developed a terminal illness and died!
In the previous life, Tang San had ultimately won over Dugu Bo through his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.
But now, Dugu Bo's granddaughter Dugu Yan had not yet been born, and Bibi Dong could only try to win over Dugu Bo through his son, Dugu Xin.
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Leaving the hotel, Bibi Dong led Su Mo, followed by Yue Guan and Gui Mei, and headed directly to the Dugu family mansion in Tiandou Imperial City.
Since Bibi Dong had already considered visiting Dugu Bo when choosing the hotel, she picked one relatively close to the mansion.
Therefore, the four of them quickly arrived at the Dugu Mansion.
After knocking on the door and being greeted by the servants, Bibi Dong identified herself and requested an audience with Dugu Bo.
Upon learning that Bibi Dong was actually the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall and seeing Yue Guan's Soul Douluo cultivation, the servant was shocked and quickly said:
"I didn't expect such distinguished guests to visit. Please wait a moment, I'll inform the master immediately!"
With that, the servant turned and rushed into the mansion to notify Dugu Bo.
Soon, a middle-aged man in a green robe, with long dark green hair and an extremely sinister appearance and temperament, approached quickly—
There was no doubt — it was Dugu Bo!
"I didn't expect such an honored guest from the Spirit Hall. This truly graces the Dugu Mansion. Please, come in!"
As he approached, Dugu Bo saw Bibi Dong and the others, and immediately smiled politely, gesturing for them to enter.
Since Dugu Bo had not yet become hostile toward the Spirit Hall and knew the Holy Maiden herself was visiting, even if he didn't know the reason, he wouldn't dare to be negligent.
"Then let's not stand on ceremony, Senior Dugu!"
Since she had come to see Dugu Bo, Bibi Dong was not reserved. She returned his greeting and led Su Mo, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei into the mansion.
Led by Dugu Bo, the group quickly arrived at the Dugu Mansion's reception hall, where Dugu Bo invited them to sit.
As expected, Dugu Bo ordered the maids to bring tea and snacks, then prepared to probe Bibi Dong's purpose in coming.
"Young lady, you must be the current Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, right? So young, yet you've already reached the Soul King realm. A very bright future ahead!"
After inviting everyone to sit, Dugu Bo sat as well. As a maid served tea and snacks, he looked at Bibi Dong with admiration.
"Senior, you're too kind. I only achieved my current level of cultivation thanks to the support of the Spirit Hall."
Bibi Dong replied with a gentle smile, her beautiful face calm in the face of his compliments.
"You're too modest. As the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, it's only right that the Hall supports you."
Dugu Bo smiled and shook his head.
"By the way, I wonder why you've suddenly come to the Dugu Mansion."
After a few polite exchanges, Dugu Bo got straight to the point.
Upon hearing his question, Bibi Dong smiled mysteriously and said:
"Actually, I came this time to help you, Senior."
"Help me?"
Dugu Bo frowned, puzzled.
But Bibi Dong was not surprised by Dugu Bo's reaction. Still wearing a faint smile, she said slowly:
"Yes, I came to help you, Senior. You might be confused about how I can help you and why you would need my help."
"I know what I said might confuse you, and you may even suspect that I'm here to recruit you into the Spirit Hall."
"Yes, recruiting you is indeed one of our goals."
"But we would never use coercion. We wish to have an open and honest conversation with you, hoping you will join us willingly."
"First, let me ask you: have you found a way to resolve the green phosphorous poison in your family?"
"With your cultivation, you've been able to suppress the poison in your own body for years. But it seems that in your son, the green phosphorous poison can no longer be suppressed and has started to attack..."
At this point, Bibi Dong couldn't help but shake her head and sigh.
"You know about the green phosphorous poison in our family?"
Hearing Bibi Dong mention the green phosphorous poison, Dugu Bo's eyes sharpened.
In an instant, countless thoughts raced through his mind. Yes, his son Dugu Xin had failed to suppress the poison, and it had started to flare up.
To treat his son's green phosphorous poison, Dugu Bo had tried many methods.
But unfortunately, like his countless ancestors, they had all been in vain. Even mere relief was difficult to achieve.
The green phosphorous poison was like an innate curse upon the Bilin family, one they could never escape from.
But now, hearing the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden speak—could it be that the Hall had found a way to remove the poison from the Bilin family?
At that thought, Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel stirred and squinted slightly.
"Holy Maiden, you know our Bilin family has suffered from this green phosphorous poison for generations, and yet you wish to recruit us. Have you found a way to eliminate it?"
"If you have—and if that method can truly remove the green phosphorous poison from our Bilin family—then joining your Spirit Hall might not be out of the question."
(End of this chapter)